Inflation’s Impact on Fleet Maintenance Cost
Global inflation in recent years has increased the price of undercarriage spare parts a lot. According to the industry data, the average price of undercarriage parts has risen by 18% in the past two years, due to the rise of steel and labor cost. This makes many fleet owners change their parts replacement strategy to save cost.

Instead of replacing worn parts as soon as possible, they are extending the replacement cycle. According to a recent industry survey, the average undercarriage parts replacement cycle has extended from 18 months to 24 months in the past two years. Many fleet owners said they can’t afford to replace parts as often as before, because the price is too high.
But this brings big risks. Using worn parts for too long will cause damage to other components. For example, a worn roller will accelerate the wear of the track chain, because the uneven roller will make the chain move unsteadily. Eventually, you have to replace the whole track chain, which costs much more than replacing the roller early. A US fleet owner told us: “I extended the roller replacement cycle to save cost, but eventually I had to replace the whole track chain, which cost me $3,000, much more than the $500 roller.”

How MAGEON High-Quality Parts Solve This Problem
To solve this problem, MAGEON provides high-quality aftermarket undercarriage parts with longer service life. Our parts are made of high-quality alloy steel, with heat treatment that makes the hardness reach HRC 58-62. This makes our parts have 30% longer wear life than cheap aftermarket parts.
For example, our track roller can work for 2500 hours, while the cheap one can only work for 1800 hours. That means fleet owners can use our parts for longer time without frequent replacement, and the total cost is lower than buying cheap parts that need to be replaced often.
A British fleet owner shared his experience: “I used to buy cheap parts, I had to replace them every 18 months. Now I buy MAGEON’s parts, they last 24 months, and the price is only 10% higher than the cheap ones. That saved me 20% of annual maintenance cost, even during inflation.”

The Long-Term Cost Saving
Many fleet owners now realize that buying high-quality parts is cheaper in the long run, even if the upfront price is a bit higher. MAGEON’s high-quality parts help them extend the replacement cycle without the risk of damaging other components, and reduce the total maintenance cost.